tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2014 Issue 3

You Be the Coder: Check ICD-10 Delay Rumors

Question: I’ve heard that because Stage 2 of the Meaningful Use Requirement has been extended, ICD-10 implementation will be delayed as well. Is that true? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: No. Although CMS did extend Stage 2 of Meaningful Use through 2016 and Stage 3 through 2017, you won’t see such a delay for ICD-10. CMS has repeatedly stressed the fact that there will be no delay beyond the implementation date of Oct. 1, and the AMA recently urged physicians to prepare, since ICD-10 is a federal mandate and will take effect this year. What you can do: If...

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